Voyeurism, molestation, assault are all part of the sex crimes: action taken by the police: Inspector General (Women Safety), Swati Lakra, welcomed the Centre’s decision but urged for efficient investigation and fast-tracking of court procedures. “Like our dedicated POCSO court in Hyderabad, we will soon have courts all across the State. With all amenities and keen monitoring, better results can be achieved in districts too,” she said. Meanwhile, Sunitha Krishnan, activist and founder of Prajwala, set up for the rehabilitation of rape and trafficked victims, said that though she is not against the move of the Centre, the death penalty or any other serious action does not solve the problem. She pointed out that there has been no speedy execution of justice for years. “I have around 100 victims aged between 3-10 years whose cases have to tried under POCSO Act, but none of them have been started yet. There in no closure in terms of justice, despite the Act mandating that they have to be over within a year,” she said. Once there is speedy justice, where for example, in 10 cases, all 10 are awarded punishment, it will act as a deterrence mechanism to prevent rapes, she added. She also suggested that rapes aren’t the only crimes. Voyeurism, molestation, assault are all part of the sex crimes and it is important that there are solutions for this too. Krishnan, for a long time, has been advocating the creation of sex offenders registry and sex offenders support programme. While the former, is to name and shame offenders, list them on public domain which will alert the public while creating a fear among those committing crimes, the latter will help offenders.

690 cases of child rape in Telangana: NCRB: As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data-2016, released in December 2017, Telangana State has reported as many as 690 cases of child rape (under section 4 and 6 of POCSO Act and Section 376 IPC) and 189 cases of sexual assaults on children (under section 8 & 10 of POCSO and section 354 of IPC). Similarly, figures for overall POCSO cases from that year reveals as many as 1158 incidents involving 1159 victims. Where as, figures for total crime against children (under POCSO, IPC, and other special and local laws) reveals 2900 incidents involving 3,242 victims. However, during the same period, only 277 persons were remanded to judicial custody and 75 were convicted by court with respect to rape cases. Here, for research purposes or otherwise, except, statistical figures, the background of the crimes, involved criminals and induced factors to commit such crimes are not reported or known. Considering the pattern of “child-abuse” by the Christian Mohammedan orphanages, homes and madrassas, there is reason to believe that they – child related sexual abuses, child-raping and pedophile crimes – are connected with religious dogmas.

Hyderabad Madrasa incident ‘highly disgraceful’: Religious scholars and rectors of various Islamic seminaries in the city have termed the incident of sexual abuse of students by a madrasa teacher as “highly disgraceful”[1]. As the Mohammedan children are affected psychologically, psycho-somatically and physically, they have now realized that if the do not prevent such pedophile and children-raping, their future would be collapsed. They said that they will soon hold a meeting to discuss ways to prevent such incidents which are degrading the levels of the Islamic institutions[2]. It is a positive sign from the Mohammedan clerics to reassess and determine what has been wrong with their “Islamic institutions,” as pointed out. Hafeez Mohd Waheed, of Islamic Madrasa Board, blames the teachers who are mostly from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar for such shameful incidents. “In most of the incidents we had found the teachers from these States are involved. Most of the local institutions do not hire them. We had already sent an advisory to the institutions asking them to keep a tab on the activities in their institutions especially when there are boarders. Counselling sessions for the students are also held,” he explained. Pedophile and child-rape cases cannot be restricted to any state or area but the mindset of the people involved. As in Andhra, including Telengana, there have been hundreds of such cases reported and un-reported.

2,000 Islamic schools in Telangana State – 700 of them are located in and around Hyderabad, with 20,000 students studying: There are about 2,000 Islamic schools across Telangana State and about 700 of them are located in and around the city. About 20,000 students are studying in the institutions located in the city. Mufti Mastan Ali, who runs an Islamic seminary said that such incidents are condemnable and neither the management of the madrasa nor the accused’s family should come forward to arrange legal help for the accused person. “Black sheeps are there in every community but the teachers hold a respectful position in the society. It is shameful to know that such incidents are occurring in the institutions,” he said. Ilyas Shamshi, a social worker and religious scholar said that the madrasas should have a parent-teacher committee like the regular schools. “If such committees are formed at the institution level, the parents will also know the affairs in the institutions. The madrasas should also form a team of counsellors to go and meet the students especially the boarders who are from other states,” he said. Though, the “legacy issues” are being discussed, debated and contested by the divided states of Andhra and Telengana, in this issue, the moulvis coming from North-Indian states are blamed.

Muslim population has been increasing in the Telengana state[3]: The growth rate of Muslim population is increasing and the Hindu population is declining In Telangana state. In one decade, Muslims population grew from 12.4 per cent (38,53,213) of the population in Telangana in 2001 to 12.7 per cent forming a population of 44,64,699 in 2011 — an addition of 6.11 lakh. Hindu population has marginally declined from 85.94 per cent at total of 2,66,30,949 in 2001 to 85.1 per cent at a total of 2,99,48,451 during the same period. The population, however, registered an increase in absolute numbers. The population of Christians also increased marginally in the state. According to the Telangana Social Development Report- 2017, about half of the total population of Muslims in the state is residing in Hyderabad district. Of the 44.65 lakh Muslims in Telangana, 17.13 lakh live in the Hyderabad district, constituting 43.5 per cent of the total Muslim population in the state. The Christians population growth was from 1.24 per cent to 1.3 per cent, taking the numbers from 3,84,373 to 4.47,124. Christians in Telangana are largely concentrated in the two districts — Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy. In the other districts where Christians have relatively higher presence are Medak, Nalgonda and Warangal. The percentage of urban population among Hindus is 32.6 per cent whereas the corresponding figure for Muslims is 74.6 per cent. Urban ratio of Christians in Telangana has increased from 63.1 per cent in 2001 to 69 per cent in 2011. Meanwhile at the national level, Muslim population is growing slower than it had in the previous decades and its growth rate has slowed more significantly than that of the Hindu population according to the 2011 census. The Muslim population still grows at a faster rate than the Hindu population, but the gap between the two growth rates is narrowing fast. India has 966.3 million Hindus, who make up 79.8 per cent of its population, and 172.2 million Musl-ims, who make up 14.23 per cent. Among the other minorities, Christians make up 2.3 per cent of the population and Sikhs 1.72 per cent. The data on Population by Religious Communities, as in Census 2011, showed that between 2001 and 2011, the Hindu population in India grew by 16.76 per cent, while that of the Muslims grew by 24.6 per cent[4].

Why and how the Mohammedan clergy indulged in child-raping etc?: The pedophile and children raping cases have been found characteristically and mostly among the Mohammedan and Christian clergy, teachers and other religious heads. However, only few come out with the fact that their scriptures and social snobbery involve them in sexual exploitation. Their scriptures describe, promote and recommend all sorts of rape, sodomy, and various types of sexual activities, inter-courses and treatment also. The medieval literature has been imbibed and obsessed with such excessive lewd, vulgar and bawdy sexual narratives. Keeping a “beautiful boy” by side has been considered as “hallmark” of theological and poetic fantasy. LGBTQ accounts have been connected with most of the rulers, warriors and slaves also. Invariably, a slave has to be a beautiful boy, or girl or woman or any LGBTQ. While the women were shared and passed on with the “hierarchical sexual exploitation,” the “beautiful boys” were kept with jealous without passing on. Thus, the child-raping has become part of the Mohammedan sexual ecstasy books. The poetry, paintings and harems made them sexploitive leading to many complications. A myth was also created that the more a person rapes or have sexual relation with children, the more his sexual vigour grow for complete satisfaction. The sexy, porn and such type literature produced during the medieval period of Islamic world has been proof for this. Of course, the fighters / Jihadis require sex after every assignment, just like taking food.

Secular state has to follow secular principles in containing crimes: As Islamic jurisprudence provides enough and justifies such marital exemption, exception and exploitation, the clergy had been so happy to adjudicate such cases. The more the caeses he receives, the more he rest he rquires to adjudicate futher. For quick disposal, he may have to use deputy-categories. However, in moder times, now, such sexploitations continue, then, every sane person of civil society has to analyze it caefully and find out the truth. They cannot be allowed to be in “secular stupor” or paid-trance and lay-coma forgetting the facts. As the journalist studies and institutions have been under the control of secular, Marxist, Christian, Mohammedan categories, they would be held resonsible, if they still continue to indulge in propaganda, in reporting such serious cases in this way as piinted out here and as well as in other blogs.

An Arabic teacher / moulvi / madrassa teacher aged 23/30/44 etc, arrested: A-30-year old [44 says Mumbai Mirror, 23 years old TOI says[1]] an Arabic teacher[2] / moulvi / madrassa teacher[3], who allegedly assaulted six male students sexually, aged between six and eight, is arrested by the Hyderabad Police on 03-05-2018[4]. The expression “assaulted” used is also intriguing as to how he could attack the boys sexually. Such type of male having sex with boys has been abnormal, perplexing and shocking, however, many such cases have been reported during the last 40 years. So far, such sexual exploitation has been reported from the Christian orphanages, children homes and “ashrams.” Now, they are reported from the Mohammedan Christian orphanages, children homes and madrassas. As usual, the media gives details variously, and it is not known as to how they get such figures. When the news is printed and circulated, the readers have to enjoy such differences! The other narratives have been as routine – the “arrested accused” is being produced before the court for judicial remand[5]. The victims are being shifted to for medical examination in connection with the case. The Asifnagar police said the accused, identified as Rehan, a madrassa teacher for the past few days, has been indulging in sexual exploitation of these minor boys[6]. And ironically, nowhere, pedophile is mentioned and the trend not discussed, though, the pedophile cases have gone upto Supreme Court and even judgments come out. Are the reporters have been so confused or do not know the facts or they want to confuse purposely or suppress the facts under secular or some other motive has also to be analyzed, because of such details provided to news readers.

Rehman Ansari joined in July 2017 and started raping children in Madrassa: Rehman Ansari, 23, a native of Banaka district, Bihar. In June 2017, Ansari joined a Jamia Ul Uloom Huda, an Islamic school / madrasa at Zeba Bagh in Asif Nagar as an instructor in July last year[7] . Actually, why they are invited or allowed to come here and take classes here is not explained. The local Khajis, moulvis and Arabic teachers are not so capable or these coming from Bihar have some extracurricular expertise that could be specifically imparted to them is also intriguing. Ansari used to stay in the room provided to him at the madrasa and teach the students. There are 25 students enrolled in the madrasa and 22 of them were currently attending the classes, Asif Nagar ACP K Ashok Chakravarthy said. Out of the 22 students, 18 are from Bihar and the rest are from Hyderabad. All the students are aged between eight and 11 years. Except for two local students, rest of the students have been staying at the madrasa and pursuing the education. The students at the madrasa hail from poor families. The madrasa charges no tuition fee and also provides free boarding and food to the students. A few students are natives of Uttar Pradesh while the others are from various districts of Telangana.

An Arabic teacher / moulvi / madrassa teacher aged 23/30/44 etc, started raping from February or Narch 2018!: The teacher Rehman Ansari, who teaches English and is also in-charge of the Jamia Uloom Ul Huda Madarsa at Zeba Baugh in Hyderabad Old City, is said to have been subjecting the boys to sexual abuse for the last two to three months[8]. Thus, the learned reporters do not know about his raping childred started in Februry or March 2018 or not. The teacher, according to the parents of the victim students, would wake one of the students in the night and sexually abuse the child after taking him to another room. Such was the fear in the victims, that none of them dared to inform their parents about their sufferings for three months. What are the methods adopted and adapted by him to create in the minds of the children is also not mentioned or found out by the reporters. The boys reportedly revealed their condition to a local shopkeeper, who alerted the Asif Nagar police[9].

The raping incidence came to light on 1st May, 2018, or 2nd May or April 29th?: The incident came to light on 02-05-2018 (Wednesday) when some of the students showed reluctance to attend the madrassa[10]. This raised suspicion among parents inquired who on inquiry found that the teacher is involved in sexual harassment of the students. The parents approached the police and lodged a complaint, based on which cases under relevant sections of IPC and POCSO were registered against the accused who is now in police custody. Speaking to ANI, Venkateshwarlu[11], Circle Inspector of Asif Nagar police station said all six children, between the age group of six to eight years, were rescued and sent for counselling. “On May 1, a father approached the police station and filed a complaint stating his minor son was sexually abused by moulvi (Teacher) in Madrasa. Immediately, we registered an FIR and took up the investigation…..We got to know that the teacher has sexually abused six minor children in Madrasa. In this Madrasa, male students study and the teacher is from Bihar and was staying in Madrasa and used to teach children,” he said[12]. Thus, the complaint was made on 01-05-2018 also. So the learned news-reporters do not know as to when the raping incidence came to light -on 1st May, 2018, or 2nd May or April 29th?

The incident of sexual assault came to light on April 29, 2018 (TOI)[13]: The “Times of India” says, “The incident of sexual assault came to light on April 29 when an eight-year-old boy went to his house and told his father about Ansari raping him at the Madrasa. The victim’s father who is a businessman, immediately went to madrasa and confronted Ansari. When he claimed innocence, the victim’s father spoke to other boys who were residential students and two of them came forward saying that Ansari had sexually assaulted them.The victim’s father lodged a complaint with the Asif Nagar police against Ansari and a case was registered against the teacher who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education.” Police then sent the victim to Bharosa centre for counselling. The other students at the Madrasa were also counselled by professionals at the Bharosa centre and their statements were recorded. We found out that Ansari has sexually assaulted six boys during the past two months, the ACP said. Ansari assaulted most of the boys in his room at the Madrasa. A medical examination was conducted on the victims and the accused was remanded in judicial custody on Wednesday. Other instructors are conducting classes at the Madrasa and the families of the non local boys were informed about the incident[14]. Now let us note what has been going on in Hyderabad about child-raping etc.

280 POCSO Act cases have been reported from Hyderabad – 97 convicted[15]: In the last two years, as many as 280 POCSO Act cases have been reported from Hyderabad city alone[16]. These cases were reported to Bharosa Centre of Hyderabad police from May 2016 till date. As for the convictions, the special child-friendly court, established here on April 11, this year, to hear POCSO cases, has convicted two accused and sentenced them both to 3 years imprisonment. On the whole, a total of 97 convictions have been recorded in POCSO cases from Hyderabad in the last two years. On a day the Union Cabinet approved an ordinance to allow courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping children up to 12 years of age, the landmark decision has evoked a mixed response from people from different walks of life. Some say, the certainty of punishment is what acts as deterrence and not intensity of it. Whereas, assured death penalty alone cannot prevent girls from getting raped and much more needs to be done. “Such crimes are also result of several other socio-economic factors. Often, the perpetrators come from a background of disturbed childhood. They turn psychopaths craving for revenge with no one to check on them. It does not help if you want to punish them with a death penalty. Reformation is what can help,” said Vinoy Kumar Singh, D-G of Prisons and Correctional Services. According to him, what prevents an incident of rape is certainty of punishment. “Intensity of crime will not be a deterrent,” he added.